John Daversa
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Background information | |
Born | Canoga Park, California, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger, band leader |
Instruments | Trumpet, Electronic Valve Instrument (EVI) |
Labels | BFM Jazz |
Website |
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John Daversa is an American jazz trumpeter, electronic valve instrument (EVI) player, composer, arranger, big band leader, and educator.[1] He is the son of Jay Daversa, former trumpet player for Stan Kenton and Los Angeles studio musician.
Daversa is Chair of Studio Music and Jazz at University of Miami, Frost School of Music and directs the Frost Concert Jazz Band.[2] He regularly performs with the John Daversa Progressive Big Band, John Daversa Small Band, and is a guest conductor and soloist all over the world.[1]
Daversa has worked with Moonchild, Fiona Apple, Burt Bacharach, Joe Cocker, Andraé Crouch, Gin, Herbie Hancock, Holiday on Ice, Bob Mintzer Big Band,[3] Renee Olstead, Regina Spektor, Andy Williams, and The Yellowjackets. His playing has been featured on film and television, including The Five-Year Engagement, Key and Peele, The King of Queens, and Promised Land.[4][5]
His album Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of the Beatles (BFM Jazz, 2016) received Grammy Award nominations for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella and Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals.
Discography
As Leader
- Live at Catalina's (Daversafications, 2009)
- Junk Wagon: The Big Band Album (BFM Jazz, 2011)
- Artful Joy (BFM Jazz/Challenge, 2012)
- Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of the Beatles (BFM Jazz, 2016)
- Wobbly Dance Flower ft. Bob Mintzer (BFM Jazz, 2017)
Singles
- "I Love the 405" (Daversafications, 2010)
- "Quo" (BFM Jazz, 2013)
Collaborations
With | Title | Year | Notes |
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Shogun Warrior | Play For Lovers | 2012 | |
Westland Trio | Westland | 2010 | On Jazz Collective Records |
Justin Morell | Septet | 2000 | |
The Music of Steely Dan | 2000 | ||
Subjects and Complements | 2013 | ||
Jeff Babko | Misfits of Silence | 1998 | |
Broject | 2000 | ||
Nick Mancini | Psychobabble | 2012 | |
Storyteller | 2013 | ||
Leon Foster Thomas | Metamorphosis | 2016 | |
Suzanne Dean | Come To Paradise | 2016 | |
Zach Larmer Band | Inner Circle | 2016 | |
Rafael Piccolotto de Lima | Pelos Ares | 2016 | As Orquestra Urbana |
Bob Mintzer | Get Up! | 2015 | As Bob Mintzer Big Band |
Josh Nelson | Exploring Mars | 2014 | |
Mitch Haupers | Invisible Cities Original Jazz and Chamber Music | 2014 | |
Gina Kronstadt | Come Over | 2013 | |
Scott Jeppesen | El Guapo | 2013 | |
Jeff Saxon | Blujanova | 2013 | |
Moonchild | Be Free | 2012 | |
Jimmy Branly | Jimmy Branly | 2012 | |
Endermen | Tales from the Blue Whale | 2012 | |
Joe Cocker | Fire it Up | 2012 | |
Regina Spektor | What We Saw From Cheap Seats | 2012 | |
Nikos Syropoulos | Rozalia | 2012 | |
Kait Dunton | Mountain Suite | 2012 | |
Ladybug Music | Green Collection | 2011 | |
Andrae Crouch | The Journey | 2011 | |
Yellowjackets | Timeline | 2011 | |
Hire Sekine | A-Me | 2010 | |
Gin Wigmore | Holy Smoke | 2009 | |
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones | Pin Points and Gin Joints | 2009 | |
Peter Buck | Buck's Vibe | 2008 | |
Kim Richmond | Live at Cafe Metropol | 2007 | |
Eleisha Eagle | Lamplighter | 2007 | |
Sherman Pore | For My Lady Love | 2007 | |
Phil Crosby Jr. | Time for Christmas | 2006 | |
Fiona Apple | Extraordinary Machine | 2005 | |
Burt Bacharach | At This Time | 2005 | |
The Space Twins | The End of Imagining | 2003 |
Compilations
- The Roads They're Taken - International Trumpet Guild (2009)
- The Generosity Water Project (2010)
- Jazziz: Critic's Choices and Other Voices (2012/2013)
Awards
- December 2017 Global Music Awards Gold Medal Winner, Composer and Album: Wobbly Dance Flower (BFM Jazz, 2017)[6]
- June 2016 Global Music Awards Gold Medal Winner, Large Jazz Ensemble, Composition/Composer, Band, Album, Innovation in Sound, SoundMixing/Editing: Kaleidoscope Eyes (BFM Jazz, 2016)[7]
- December 2011 Global Music Awards, Best in Show, Award of Excellence for Creativity/Originality and Production Junk Wagon: The Big Band Album[8]
References
- 1 2 All About Jazz. "John Daversa: Bursting Out of LA".
- ↑ "Daversa, John bio Profiles - Festival Miami - University of Miami". Archived from the original on 2016-03-21.
- ↑ All About Jazz. "Bob Mintzer Big Band: Get Up!".
- ↑ "Discography". John Daversa.
- ↑ "Coming Together: John Daversa Speaks". Jazz Speaks.
- ↑ "Global Music Awards". www.globalmusicawards.com. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "Winners-June-2016". www.globalmusicawards.com. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "Global Music Awards Winners, Dececember 2011". www.globalmusicawards.com. Retrieved 2017-12-06.